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Have fun and enjoy the new confidence of bringing your wonderful old piece of furniture back to its former glory in a traditional way. This course is hands-on where you will work with your own project and learn the techniques required to do a quality restoration.

Entry requirements

You must wear strong, enclosed footwear. Clothing should not be of a flowing nature, preferably fitted garments to prevent clothing becoming caught in moving machinery.

Student instructions

For Workplace Health & Safety reasons you are not permitted to enter the TAFE workshops without closed in shoes.
The project you will be working on will be discussed at the first class.

Topics

• Students will be taught how to look at their restoration piece with a simple eye, to observe how their piece was constructed, so it can be pulled apart the same way if joints are loose, this is very important. I can turn a complicated job into a simple one.
• Students will learn minor repairs to chairs, including breaks in legs and runners, doweling broken joints. Learn how to use a drill if needed. Repairs to drawer runners and split tops on tables or chests.
• They will learn how to glue and clamp joints of whatever description in a proper manner.
• Projects like repairing and veneering old sewing machines.
• Learning how to fill holes using a variety of fillers, also how to fix warps and dints in timber.
• Students can also tackle picture frame repairs, including repairing the plaster work around the frame

Career Prospects

n/a

Presentation

Practical – hands – on course. Students will work on their own project, also you will be able to observe what other students are working on, this will broaden your knowledge as well.

Outcomes

Having fun and enjoying the new confidence of bringing your wonderful old piece of furniture back to its former glory in a traditional way

Students will work as a team on a 4 metre kayak . The tutor is a retiree who has been building boats all his life. He has been passing on his knowledge for the past 15 years and in that time dozens of people have reaped the benefit of his experience. Building, Finishing and Sheathing a Kayak will be covered in this course working on a partly built Kayak. The same principles apply to building a kayak or much larger boats. In six weeks you will learn many specialist techniques.

Entry Requirements

Nil

Student Instructions

Please bring your lunch
and the following safety equipment:

• Safety Gear
• Safety glasses (goggles)
• Ear Muffs
• Disposable face dust mask.
• Disposable rubber gloves (as glue stains fingers)

The minimum requirement for tools to bring are:

• Claw hammer
• Phillips screwdriver

• Flat screwdriver
• Wood chisels 1×1/2“ (12mm), 1×3/4“ (18mm) & 1×1“ (24mm)
• Electric drill (battery drill preferable as we have limited power point access)
• Drill bits a small packet each of 1/16“ & 1/8”
• 1 only counter sunk bit.
• Electric jigsaw with spare blades for plywood.
• Small wood plane
• Small handsaw
• Steel tape measure
• Pencil and notepad.

Topics

During this course students under supervision will build a 4 metre kayak using plans donated by Bruce Roberts International Yacht Designs. The course has been streamlined down to six weeks, and in that time you will learn many specialist techniques including building jigs, frames and bow sections, bending stringers, final finishing and much more.
Practical lessons will be including colour and design impregnated into the Fibreglass, a process that I have developed for the course.

Career Prospects

Even fibreglass boats need wooden joinery, so you can gain benefits in many areas still required in the marine industry. Completion of this course and continued boating activity will demonstrate an interest that can be attractive to various employers in the industry.

Delivery Style

Hands-on

Outcomes

At the completion of the course the kayak will be offered for sale for the material costs to the students first. Complete the course and you will learn techniques that enable the building of much larger boats.

This is a practical, hands-on course that will enable a beginner to create water features right from the start. You will learn how to install pumps, pipes and the all-important final touch.

Entry Requirements

none

Student Instructions

tba

Topics

tba

Career Prospects

n/a

Delivery Style

Hands on with demonstration by teacher. You will build your own water feature in a style that is your own creation guided by an experienced local artist.

Outcomes

At the completion of this course you will have a fully functioning water feature for your garden

You know you want something new but where do you start? This course will give you a guide to different schemes like tonal, harmonious and complementary, how to use texture and patterns to alleviate the potential boredom of using one colour, how to give the illusion of space, create a balance unified scheme or a bolder and more dramatic look.

Entry Requirements

none

Student Instructions

tba

Topics

The subject covered will be:- – Learning your style – Developing a colour scheme – Understanding how to use texture & patterns in your scheme – Where to find products for your own home design

Career Prospects

n/a

Delivery Style

Teacher presentation, class discussions, hands-on practical tasks and handouts.

Outcomes

Students will gain sufficient knowledge, skills and confidence to be able to complete small scale home decorating projects.

Are the little jobs building up and you don’t know where to start? Are there small projects you would like to do around the house to make it safer, environmentally friendly or less cluttered? This course is for you! With so many jobs to be done, the content of this course will be determined by the participants.

Topics can include:

• How to re-grout tiles (interior)
• How to lay ceramic floor tiles
• How to install carpet
• How to lay laminate flooring
• How to lay vinyl and cork tiles
• How to sand a timber floor
• How to replace a damaged floor board
• How to fix a leaking tap
• How to unclog a sink drain
• How to fit a water saving shower head
• How to save water around the house
• How to save energy around the house
• How to insulate your home
• How to install smoke detectors
• How to child-proof a home
• How to install a television wall bracket
• How to install a door handle
• How to install a deadbolt lock
• How to hang a door
• How to make a flyscreen
• How to install weather stripping for windows and doors
• How to care for timber inside and out
• How to lay stepping stones
• How to install garden lighting
• How to install a water saving dripper system
• How to install clothesline
• How to erect sun shade
• How to clean and seal a deck
• How to lay concrete
• How to maintain a BBQ
• How to maintain your chainsaw
• How to lay paving
• How to build your own shelving
• How to build an airing rack
• How to build a garage storage rack
• How to make a tool storage rack
• How to paint interior, exterior and metal surfaces
• How to prepare for painting
• How to maintain paint brushes and rollers
• How to determine your paint requirements
• How to spray paint
• How to select the right paint brush and roller
• How to repair holes in plaster
• How to remove paint and varnish

Learn the techniques of eco gardening and acquire simple practical ideas that can be put to use immediately. Whether you have a large backyard or inner city balcony, discover the rewards of creating a vibrant healthy garden by working with nature.

Entry Requirements

none

Student instructions

Please bring pen and note paper

Topics

This course explores creative ways to design a productive garden using permaculture design, organic gardening, companion planting, reducing household waste through the art of composting and worm farming.
You will learn simple, practical tips such as installing rainwater tanks, building composts, mulched gardens and eliminating chemicals. They will learn to watch their balcony garden, permaculture food garden, native or cottage garden thrive as they learn to mimic nature.
Learn strategies for providing a year round supply of fresh herbs and veggies as home food production is one of the most effective ways to reduce the carbon footprint and buffer the home budget from rising food costs.

Delivery style

Interactive discussions, handouts

Outcomes

You will be able to work with nature to grow a vibrant healthy garden on the Gold Coast, whether you have a large backyard or inner city balcony and gain the satisfaction of eating what you have grown while helping the environment.

The flow of Qi directly affects your personal and work experiences. This course teaches you to detect energy blockages, improve Qi quality, enhance your life and align your work and home energies.

Entry Requirements

none

Student Instructions

Please bring pen, paper, and home/office plan to scale

Topics

• Learn how to detect energy blockages
• improve Qi flow
• enhance any aspect of your life
• align your work and home energies with who you are today

Career Prospects

n/a

Teacher Bio

The presenter, Carole Fogarty, is a trainer of Feng Shui practitioners.

Prepare your house for Christmas without having to resort to store bought decorations.

Entry Requirements

Nil

Student Instructions

Please bring a pen and note book.
For first class select some/all of the following:-

• Secateurs or scissors
• Fresh Flowers – Your choice – Conditioned in bucket of water
• An example: Lilies, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Roses.
• Foliage from the garden (say 4–5 varieties).
• 1 x Attractive hardy branch, possibly pine, camellia..
• Pine, cones, berries, nuts.
• 1 x Block of oasis.
• Christmas Decorations
• Attractive solid container/vase to hold block of oasis.
• Satin ribbons/candy sticks or wrapped chocolates
• 20 or 22g wire.

Topics

• The tool kit
• Planning the arrangement – The occasion, style and container
• Selection and Care for flowers and plant material
• The bunch and strauss made easy.
• Accessorising – Wrapping and bows
• Possibilities of the base medium

Career Prospects

Not applicable

Delivery Style

Hands-on

Outcomes

Translate your individuality into creative floral arrangements incorporating those chrissie decorations you have in your cupboard from last year.

Teacher

Julia Rose Stewart

A complete workshop on planning your front and backyard garden. Create a garden of your choice to include either native, Mediterranean, English, and Balinese or integrated garden styling.

The course incorporates architecture, materials, plants, planting, irrigation and sustainability. We will develop a plan to turn your vision into reality. The workshop includes subjects such as vegetable gardening, composting, worm farming, water tanks, decks, pergolas, retaining walls, paving, lighting, garden sheds, water features, courtyard art, mosaics and sculptures.

Entry Requirements

None

Student Instructions

Please bring: *Scale drawing of your house block of land showing house, sheds, fences etc. with rough contours (highs & lows) fully dimensioned (or a drawing of your proposed garden design site). *Paper, pencil, coloured pencils, textas, note book and a scale ruler-

Topics

• Introduction – what and how we are going to do
• Survey – define needs – dogs, children, pool etc. Accessories to garden styles
• Compile survey into plan – plant restraints and pavers, retaining walls etc
• Individual Items – decks, pergolas, water tanks, features etc.
• Final plan – complete landscape garden design with planting list and all architectural materials required.

Career Prospects

N/A

Delivery Style

Practical – hands-on – Students each work on their own projects

Outcomes

Experience the joy of applying your newly-learned skills to your own garden.

Learn to grow a variety of herbs whether you have a large backyard or a inner city balcony. Learn strategies for providing a year round supply of fresh herbs and explore the many uses of herbs, including using them in cooking, making your own herbal teas as well as their health benefits and treatments.

more info to come . . .